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A model for colour pattern formation in the butterfly wing of Papilio dardanus.
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The butterfly Papilio dardanus is well known for the spectacular phenotypic polymorphism in the female of the species. We show that numerical simulations of a reaction diffusion model on a geometrically accurate wing domain produce spatial patterns that are consistent with many of those observed on the butterfly. Our results suggest that the wing coloration is due to a simple underlying stripe-like pattern of some pigment-inducing morphogen. We focus on the effect of key factors such as param...
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- Published
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- Journal:
- Proceedings. Biological sciences / The Royal Society More from this journal
- Volume:
- 267
- Issue:
- 1446
- Pages:
- 851-859
- Publication date:
- 2000-05-01
- DOI:
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1471-2954
- ISSN:
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0962-8452
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English
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pubs:18640
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pubs:18640
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18640
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2012-12-19
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- 2000
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